A protection structure of an ieee1394 connector is disclosed. The protection structure for use in the ieee1394 connector comprises a locking structure mounted on a first ieee1394 connector. The locking structure is capable of hooking an opening formed on a second ieee1394 connector that cooperates with the first ieee1394 connector for enhancing the connection stability between the first and second connectors. In addition, a lock is mounted on the locking structure to provide the anti-theft ieee1394 connector.
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1. A protection structure for use in a first ieee1394 connector, comprising:
a locking structure mounted on the first ieee1394 connector, the locking structure being capable of hooking an opening formed on a second ieee1394 connector that cooperates with the first ieee1394 connector for enhancing the connection stability between the first and second connectors, wherein the first ieee1394 connector is a male ieee1394 connector on which a through hole and a trench is formed for mounting the locking structure, and the locking structure comprises:
a button; a sheet connected to the bottom of the button; an upwardly extended hooking part mounted at a front end of the sheet; a pair of pivots mounted on both rear sides of the sheet; and a pair of springs penetrated by the pivots,
the protection structure further comprising a lock mounted on the locking structure to decide whether the button is pressable or unpressable.
6. A protection structure for use in a first ieee1394 connector, comprising:
a locking structure mounted on the first ieee1394 connector, the locking structure being capable of hooking an opening formed on a second ieee1394 connector that cooperates with the first ieee1394 connector for enhancing the connection stability between the first and second connectors, wherein the first ieee1394 connector is a female ieee1394 connector on which a through hole and a trench is formed for mounting the locking structure, and the locking structure comprises:
a button; a sheet connected to the bottom of the button; an upwardly extended hooking part mounted at a front end of the sheet; a pair of pivots mounted on both rear sides of the sheet; and a pair of springs penetrated by the pivots,
the protection structure further comprising a lock mounted on the locking structure to decide whether the button is pressable or unpressable.
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The present invention relates to an IEEE1394 connector having a protection structure for providing the function of protection to prevent theft, and this protection structure is suitable for various wires, connectors, conversion connectors, conversion wires, connectors of related apparatus, or the likes.
After the adoption of the USB interface the IEEE1394 interface is gradually applied to the transmission in recent years. Because of equipping with the same Plug and Play function as the USB connector and the high transmission speed (about 400 Mbps), the IEEE1394 interface is widely applied to the transmission of the consumer electronic product such as entertainment product and computer peripheral, which requires high transmission speed.
In the practical application, the IEEE1394 interface is mainly applied to the location and the high speed equipment, for example, DVC, digital TV, high-resolution digital camera, games console, etc., which require transmitting image files at high speed so as to enhance efficiency.
Although the connected male and female connectors are capable of providing superior transmission effect, the transmission effect is affected if they are separated by careless pulling. In response to this, a hooking structure for use in an IEEE1394 connector is disclosed. The IEEE1394 connector comprises: a housing; a shaft fixed on the housing; an elastic plate having a second hook at a first end of the elastic plate; a force-reception part formed at a second end of the elastic plate; an elastic arm extended from the middle portion of the elastic plate to lean against the housing; and a circular pivotal connection part mounted on the center of the elastic plate. By using the circular pivotal connection part to receive the shaft, the elastic plate can be rotably connected to the shaft.
Although this connector can avoid the separation caused by careless pulling, another corresponding connector, which mounts on the electronic device for connection with the connector, still needs to be changed into the same kind of connector. If this corresponding connector does not provide the corresponding hooks, it is incapable of achieving the purpose of connection.
In view of the description mentioned above, the present inventor makes a diligent study to disclose and fabricate a protection structure for use in an IEEE1394 connector without changing the connector structure of the general electronic device, wherein the protection structure of the IEEE1394 connector is capable of enhancing the connection stability and preventing the theft.
It is a main object of the present invention to provide a protection structure for use in an IEEE1394 connector to enhance the connection stability effectively and protect the male and female connectors from being separated by careless pulling.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a protection structure for use in an IEEE1394 connector to protect the male and female connectors from being stolen by unauthorized person.
In order to achieve the aforementioned object, a locking structure is mounted on a first IEEE 1304 connector for hooking an opening formed on a second IEEE1394 connector that cooperates with the first IEEE1394 connector for enhancing the connection stability between the first and second connectors. In addition, a lock is mounted on the locking structure for preventing the IEEE1394 connectors from being stolen.
The aforementioned aspects and advantages of the present invention will be readily clarified in the description of the preferred embodiments and the enclosed drawings of the present invention.
The present invention is related to an IEEE1394 connector on which a locking structure is mounted, wherein the IEEE1394 connector is a male plug or a female socket. For the purpose of explanation, a male plug with six pins is illustrated in this preferred embodiment. As shown in
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Moreover, if the connectors 10, 30 are connected with one another, the hooking parts 15 mounted at the front ends of the sheet 14 of the male connector 10 are inserted into the openings 32 of the outer frame 31 of the female connector 30. Because of the steady locking between the hooking parts 15 and the openings 32, the connectors 10, 30 are prevented from being separated if they are pulled or tugged by external force. Nevertheless, the hooking parts 15 are separable from the openings 32 to separate the connectors 10, 30 by pressing down the button 13.
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The button 13 can be controlled by various ways to be pressable or unpressable. For example, as shown in
As a result, the locking structures can be respectively mounted on the male connector 41 and the female connector 42, which are respectively connected to both ends of the connection wire 4. Consequently, the unauthorized person cannot separate the connected products, for example, the portable disk and the computer, which are connected to one another through the connection wire 4.
On the basis of the aforementioned description, it is apparent that the protection structure for use in the IEEE1394 connector can achieve the expected purposes for enhancing connection stability so as to avoid disconnection caused by pulling and prevent it from being stolen. The present invention satisfies all requirements for a patent and is submitted for a patent.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiment of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments, which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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